Dress form quilt block

Adorable party frock alert!  Make this applique Dress Form design on your embroidery machine, or choose traditional hand or machine applique. Then add a pieced border to make a cute quilt block.

You’ll get embroidery machine files AND traditional applique templates for the 7″ x7″ dress form design, plus instructions for adding the chequered border to create a 12″ quilt block.

Bonus: You’ll also get design files for the Dress Form applique in 6×6, 5×5 and 4×4 sizes. Add the applique to pillows, banners, clothing – it’s a charming addition to any project.

This is the third block of Made with Love– a lap quilt to celebrate sewing. Buy all 9 together and save over 30%

On the embroidery machine:

Using fusible applique, the Dress Form applique block stitches out fast. The block is finished with a simple pieced border.

The Dress Form applique has 10 steps, 4 colours, 4 thread changes (7×7, 6×6 and 5×5 sizes), and 8 steps, 4 colours, 4 thread changes (4×4 size). Check the chart in the images for stitch counts and overall dimensions.

Traditional method:

The PDF pattern includes full size templates and instructions for fusible machine applique. The design measures approx 7″ x 7″ overall. To make a smaller or larger Dress Form design simply scale your template pieces before printing. Find out how

Both versions:

The pieced border is added on your sewing machine and the completed block finishes at 12.5″ x 12.5″ including seam allowances.

Also included are complete instructions for assembling and finishing the Made with Love quilt.